New Student Orientation Session

For First Year ECE/CCE/CSE Students

Table of Contents

1. General Information

2. Get to know your campus

3. Get to know your faculty

4. Get to know your major

5. Student Representatives

6. Tuition Fees

7. Student Cellular Plans

8. Study Abroad

9. Minors

10.Petitions

11.Club registration

12.Reading Week & Finals

General information HIP Exemption

If you already have a private healthcare insurance, you are allowed to waive HIP by following the steps

hereafter:

1. Log in to AUBSIS https://www-banner.aub.edu.lb/pls/weba/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin

2. Go to Student Services

3. Go to HIP Exemption

4. Scan your private insurance card or certificate (could be any proof)

5. Upload the picture by selecting Choose File

6. Add the expiry date

7. Once the file is chosen, click on Upload Document

8. A confirmation email will be sent to you after ~3 working days

DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

General Information NSSF Declaration

A) Benefit

1. Students who benefit by one of their parents from the NSSF or any other relevant:

2. Students who are working and have their own NSSF number:

have to bring a certificate showing the NSSF number of the parent or theirs to refund the charged fee.

N.B. The deducted fee is nonrefundable after the deadline.

A) No Benefit

1. Students who don’t benefit from the NSSF with their parents:

2. Students who don’t work:

have to bring a family registration form or a copy of their ID in order to apply and have their own NSSF number.

DEADLINE END OF SEPTEMBER

General information Curriculum

The CCE/ECE/CSE Curriculum Catalogue is accessible through the following link:

https://www.aub.edu.lb/registrar/Documents/catalogue/undergraduate19-20/ece.pdf

N.B.: Make sure to use the link of your class because the Curriculum changes from one year to another!

The Curriculum Catalogue covers all the information related to the required courses and electives (total of

143 credits) that you have to take starting from your first semester until graduation. It also contains lists of

approved technical electives, labs, and various focus area courses.

General information AUB Courses/Teachers Guru

- AUB courses/teachers guru is an unofficial page on Facebook.

- You can find information on courses, teachers, and AUB life by entering keywords in the ‘Search this group’

tab. You can even ask questions yourself.

- You will need to ask permission from the group admins to become a member.

- Click on the following link to access the group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/126553607367124/

General information Previouses

- Previouses.com is a website that contains many previous exams and notes for various courses.

- You can even upload your own exams for other students to benefit as well.

- Click on the following link to access the previouses database:

http://www.previouses.com

Get to know your campus Campus Map

The AUB Map is accessible through the following site: https://www.aub.edu.lb/Documents/map_posters.pdf

Gates are in red

Get to know your campus Gate hours

Gate hours are accessible through the following link: https://www.aub.edu.lb/protection/Documents/Gate-Hours.pdf

+ IOEC Gate from 7:00 AM till 10:45 PM

Get to know your campus Parking Spots

Upper Campus:

- 1866 Parking (~ 8000 LBP) - https://goo.gl/maps/tXUSDPuysyKQa4GLA

- Three O’Nine Parking (Subscription needed) - https://goo.gl/maps/uXWeahJqXYMHRPQV6

- Parking in front of Ghali, behind Food District - https://goo.gl/maps/wMnYagyC2BqtPHHz7

Lower Campus:

- On the road (bahriye) if you arrive early/get lucky (FREE!) - https://goo.gl/maps/HDpJmrJahSFbyDpT6

- LibanPark near OSB (~6000 LBP) - https://goo.gl/maps/PLtBR5MZxUypfQv19

- Starbucks Valet Service (10000 LBP) - https://goo.gl/maps/3cER6oiLPRD7rTgL8

- Parking near ACS/IC (~ $80 per month) - https://goo.gl/maps/Ci2TT5Uj7EUGRh3s7

Parking spots fill out very quickly so come early!!!

Get to know your campus Courses

- Engineering courses: Bechtel (BECHTA) and Oxy (IOEC) Lower campus

- English courses: Fisk Hall (FISK) and Nicely Hall (NICELY) Upper campus

- Math courses: Bliss Hall (BLISS) and recitations in Bliss or Nicely Upper campus

- Physics/Chemistry courses: PHYS and CHEM Lower campus

- Auditoriums: Masri (ELH), OSB (Maamari Auditorium), Biology (SLH), West Hall (Auditorium A, B, C and

Bathish)

Get to know your campus Study Rooms

1. Jafet Library

- Underground

- Ground floor

- Upper area

1. Bechtel Design Hall (BDH)

2. Irani Oxy Engineering Complex: IOEC 518 (depending on availability)

3. Raymond Ghosn Building (RGB ~ next to Bechtel)

4. Scientific Research Building (SRB Computer Labs)

5. OSB (2nd floor and 3rd floor)

- Classrooms

- Breakrooms

1. Some Nicely classrooms are open to all students during Final Exams period

Get to know your faculty Faculty Directory

Get to know your major Common courses

EECE 210

EECE 230

EECE 290

EECE 310

EECE 311

EECE 310L

EECE 410L

EECE 500

EECE 501

EECE 502

EECE 320

EECE 321

EECE 321L

EECE 380

MATH 218 or 219

MATH or CMPS 211

MATH elective

MATH 201

MATH 202

ENGL 203

ENGL 206

CHEM 203 or 205

PHYS 210

PHYS 210L

STAT 230

INDE 301

INDE 410

CHEM 201 or 202

EECE 340

Get to know your major Focus Areas

Computer & Communications Engineering (CCE)

- Communications

- Hardware

- Software

Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)

- Power & Energy

- Hardware

- Control & Intelligence Systems

Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

- Software

- Cybersecurity

- Systems & Networks

- Theory & Algorithms

- Data Science

- Bioinformatics

The ECE department also offers:

1. A minor in Biomedical Engineering

2. A track in Control and Robotics

3. A minor and a track in Artificial

Intelligence (NEW!)

Student Representatives Elections at AUB

- Elections take place at AUB on a yearly basis. This year, the elections are happening on October 18, 2019.

- There are two types of student representative councils at AUB:

1. Student Representative Committee (SRC): council specific for each faculty, composed of students

representing their whole year (4 E1 SRCs, 4 E2 SRCs, … compose the MSFEA SRC)

SRC are elected by year (meaning that if you’re a first year student you vote for only 4 first year

SRC)

1. University Student Faculty Committee (USFC): council composed of students from all faculties, with

each student representing their whole faculty (5 MSFEA USFCs, 5 FAS USFCs… compose the whole

USFC)

USFC are elected over the whole Faculty (if you’re a first year student, you can vote for only one

USFC within FEA that can be any year)

- Whether you want to vote or not, don’t forget to have your ID on you during elections day in order to enter

the AUB campus.

Tuition Fees

Deadline to pay September 14!

Fees when exceeding deadline:September 16 → 21 (+100 USD per day)

Student Cellular Plans Alfa A+

Offer (30 days validity):

- 3 hours Local Minutes

- 5GB+ Local Data (Rollover till next month)

- Unlimited Wikipedia and LinkedIn

- 1000 Local SMS

Special Services:

Alfa A+ subscribers will be granted the 750 MB Alfa Anghami free of charge for the first 2 months, and a special

discounted monthly subscription fee of $2.5 (instead of $3.99) with the possibility of service cancellation.

Cost: $15 (VAT Included)

For more information: https://www.alfa.com.lb/en/prepaid/plans/alfa-a

Student Cellular Plans Student Plan - touch

Offer (30 days validity):

- 60 Minutes Local Minutes

- 180 On Campus Minutes

- 300 Minutes to preferred numbers

- 5GB Local Data

- 440 Local SMS

Special Services:

Anghami - 1GB: 3 free months, 40% discount onwards

Uber: 1 free ride (for new Uber users)

Cost: $15 (VAT Included)

For more information: http://www.touch.com.lb/autoforms/portal/touch/personal/prepaid/studentplan/overview

Student Cellular Plans How to sign up

If you are interested in signing up for this service, follow the steps hereafter:

1. Go to the following link https://sss.aub.edu.lb/forms/mobileconsent

2. Login with your credentials

3. Fill out the Mobile Consent Form

4. The service will take up to 45 days to validate

5. Once you receive a message, the student plan will be activated.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad Programs:

- Exchange and Erasmus+

- Study Abroad

- Summer Sessions

Eligibility:

- Undergraduates must have completed 24 sophomore credits

- ALL Students must be in good academic standing. Students on probation are not eligible to study abroad

- It is against AUB regulations for students to study abroad during their final semester at AUB

Note: If you transferred into AUB as a junior, you are only permitted to do summer study abroad.

For more information: https://www.aub.edu.lb/OIP/AUBABROAD/Pages/default.aspx

Minors

Most common minors for Engineering Students:

- Economics (5 courses):

● Social Sciences: ECON 211, ECON 212

● Technical Electives: ECON 217 or 227

● Humanities: ECON 230

- Business (5 courses)

- Math (MATH 210 only, all other math courses are already required in the curriculum)

Petitions

To submit a petition at AUB, the easiest way is to submit it online via https://epetitions.aub.edu.lb

You have to submit your transcript along with your request and other relevant documents.

Club registration

To register for a club, you need the CRN of the Club, then follow these steps:

1. Log in to AUBsis

2. Go to Student Services

3. Go to Registration

4. Select Term “Clubs 2019-2020” (registration still didn’t open as of this date)

5. Enter the CRN

Maximum 3 clubs (excluding societies)

Reading Week and Finals

Before Final Examinations:

- ICE Survey: Anonymous questionnaire to evaluate your instructor and the course

- 2 weeks before reading period

- Fill out before deadline in email, or else you will get a 3 Week Grade Hold on your transcript and final grade

Reading Period:

- Starts on the 4th of December

- Final exams start on the 9th - 19th of December

- Exam dates are specified by the Office of the Registrar

- You are allowed to petition for a change in exam date in case you have more than 3 exams the same day

- Missing a final exam results in a ZERO if you have no valid excuse. If you do, you either do a Makeup Exam

right away, or get an Incomplete Grade on the sis and a makeup exam later

IEEE Club

https://www.instagram.com/ieee_aub

https://www.facebook.com/ieee.aub

https://twitter.com/ieee_aub

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ieee---aub-student-branch

Any Questions?

Don’t hesitate to contact us!

Mark Kazan President 71 272 754Sasha Dibeh Vice President 71 156 551Stéphanie Ibrahim Secretary 76 569 441Karl Salameh Treasurer 71 737 318Georges Bassil PR Officer 70 080 800